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54 years ago today

Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Mon Oct 16 19:15:17 2023

Riders on the 7, and the city in general, went bananas at 3:14 PM when Cleon JOnes caught Davey Johnson's fly ball in left field to wrap up the World Series for the Miracle Mets. I remember that as though it were yesterday. I got home from school in time to see the ninth inning and stayed to watch the clubhouse celebration - and in the process I was late for a drum lesson.

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Re: 54 years ago today

Posted by gbs on Tue Oct 17 01:21:55 2023, in response to 54 years ago today, posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Mon Oct 16 19:15:17 2023.


And that same Davey Johnson went on to manage the Mets to their 1986 World Series win over the Boston Red Sox!


Cleon Jones caught Davey Johnson's fly ball

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Re: 54 years ago today

Posted by zac on Tue Oct 17 10:36:58 2023, in response to 54 years ago today, posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Mon Oct 16 19:15:17 2023.

I was at Shea for that! I had an upper level 3rd base side seat.

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Re: 54 years ago today

Posted by Avid Reader on Tue Oct 17 11:50:22 2023, in response to Re: 54 years ago today, posted by zac on Tue Oct 17 10:36:58 2023.

If I'm not mistaken, didn't fans stream out on to the field and take the bases as souvenirs, while others tore up the grass turf as well.





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Re: 54 years ago today

Posted by zac on Tue Oct 17 12:37:00 2023, in response to Re: 54 years ago today, posted by Avid Reader on Tue Oct 17 11:50:22 2023.

They sure did.

I was saddened that they tore down Shea. I saw The Beatles there, saw the Jets and Namath, the '69 Mets win both the playoff and the World Series, and more other Mets games than I could count. I saw Koufax, Drysdale, Mays, Aaron, Seaver, Koosman, Ryan, and probably every other National League star.

The last time I was there I just remember it feeling old and dumpy though.

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Re: 54 years ago today

Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Tue Oct 17 19:31:32 2023, in response to Re: 54 years ago today, posted by gbs on Tue Oct 17 01:21:55 2023.

Cleon kept saying, "Come on down, baby, come on down."

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Re: 54 years ago today

Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Tue Oct 17 19:32:55 2023, in response to Re: 54 years ago today, posted by Avid Reader on Tue Oct 17 11:50:22 2023.

And there was a Jets game there the following Monday night. They tried to patch up the field as best they could, but divots were torn up all over again.

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